Sausage and Rice Stuffed Peppers

Easy, tasty and healthy! Makes a great supper  - or a brunch!

You can use coloured peppers as well - they look pretty!



Ingredients (serves 3)
3 peppers, halved lengthwise and de seeded
2 Italian sausages.(remove from skins and crumble)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 cup cooked brown rice
3 tbs fresh basil, chopped
3/4 cup tomato sauce (fresh is best but canned will do!)
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
3 slices parma ham cut in half


Method
Heat oven to 425F
Place peppers, cut sides up in microwave, covered with wax paper, and zap for 2 mins or until crisp but tender.
In a pan, brown the sausages, add garlic, stir in rice and basil.
Spoon mixture into the pepper halves , add a slice of parma ham on top of each and put in  a baking dish lined in foil.
Spoon tomato sauce over and top with cheese
Bake 15-20 mins until peppers are tender and cheese slightly browned.
Enjoy!

Foodie Exchange with calgary, AB

Would you believe it..i got SMARTIES!!! haven't tasted them for years! and some cinnamon honey, beef sticks, more choc and a curry mix...and ketchup chips (crisps)

This exchange is such fun!

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NYC exchanges with AZ

What a great exchange this was! Andrea from High/Low Food/Drink send me lots of goodies with a note explaining them all!

1.Mamouns Hot sauce: from one of the BEST cheap eats in NYC - check her blog!
2.Fat witch Brownie: beloved brownies from Chelsea Market where Bobby Flay went to learn how to make brownies on a throwdown episode (I saw that show!!)
3.Jacques Torres Chocolate Bark: his wildly addictive sweet treat
4. Nathan's mustard - Cony Island's Hot Dog eating competition happens every year at Nathan's. Can be enjoyed on hot dogs on on giant pretzels as New Yorkers do!!

Andrea - what can i say!!! Your goodies were AMAZING!!!
Many Many Thanks!!!

Banana Pecan Bread

Great at tea time - even breakfast. Easy to make and keeps nice and moist.

Ingredients:

2 cups flour (sifted)
1tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 tsp vanilla
3 ripe bananas, mashed
3/4 cup chopped pecans

Method
Pre heat oven to 325F. Grease a loaf pan.
Mix flour, baking powder and salt.
In another bowl, beat egg, sugar, vanilla and oil until combined.
Add flour mixture stirring with a wooden spoon.
Add mashed bananas, mix then fold in the pecans.
Bake for 40-60 minutes till it passes the toothpick test!
Cool then eat!